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Top Industry News            December 14, 2008 Issue

Dow to Reduce Workforce by 11 Percent
In response to the current economic climate, The Dow Chemical Co. has announced it will eliminate approximately 5,000 full-time jobs ... More 

White is Again the Most Popular Car Color
The 2008 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report says white is the top vehicle color choice in North America for the second straight year ... More

Acquisition Action Report

AkzoNobel Acquires Minority Shareholding in Coil Coatings Joint Venture
AkzoNobel has acquired Nippon Paint's 25-percent minority shareholding in their joint venture company ... More

Alcro-Beckers to Acquire Flagship Store 
Alcro-Beckers AB, part of the Finnish Tikkurila that is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, has signed an agreement to acquire a 100-percent stake of the shares in the paint store Färgglädje Måleributiken AB ... More

The People File

Sartomer Americas Announces Restructuring
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has announced the restructuring of its Americas division ... More

Dionex CEO Announces Resignation
Lukas Braunschweiler has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dionex Corp ... More

MetoKote Corp. Hires Michael Cooper
MetoKote Corp., Lima, OH, has hired Michael Cooper ... More

OBITUARY  

Industry Loses Russell Joyce 
Russell Joyce, President Flint Group Narrow Web, died unexpectedly ... More

Company Portfolio

Nordson Corp. Opens New Lab in China/Expands Other Facilities
Nordson Corp., Westlake, OH, has invested nearly half a million dollars in global upgrades ... More

RNT Expands Facilities
Reactive NanoTechnologies Inc. has recently moved its facility to make room for additional expansion ... More 

Arkema Eliminates Fluorosurfactants From Kynar 500^® PVDF
Arkema has announced its intention to introduce Kynar 500^® PVDF resin made using a new fluorosurfactant-free process ... More

BASF Submits 40,000 REACH Preregistrations
The first stage of the European chemicals policy REACH is now complete with the end of the preregistration phase on Dec. 1, 2008 ... More 

Ciba Continues to Foster Innovation
One of two research and development projects singled out for recognition by Ciba this year is Ciba^® XYMARA^™ CarboProtect ... More

Scorpion Truck Bed Linings Attains ISO Certification
Scorpion Protective Coatings, Inc. has announced that it has attained ISO 9001:2000 certification ... More

Association News

Pittcon to Honor Scientists
Pittcon has announced the recipients of 11 awards ... More

American Filtration and Separations Society Sponsors Student Poster Competition
The American Filtration and Separations Society is inviting students to participate in the fourth annual Student Poster Competition for its Technical Conference & Exhibition ... More 

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Middle East Coatings Show Set for March
The Middle East Coatings Show 2009 is set to take place on March 17-19, 2009 ... More

SUR/FIN 2009 to Take Place in Louisville
Louisville, KY, is set to roll out the red carpet for metal finishers, suppliers, end users and OEMs on June 16-17, 2009 ... More

IntertechPira Seeks Abstracts for Symposium

IntertechPira is inviting abstracts from parties interested in presenting at the Biopolymers Symposium ... More